Your personal sphere of influence:
- Planning and execution of empirical studies.
- Publication of research results in international scientific journals.
- Presentation of research results at national and international conferences.
- Participation in the acquisition of new research projects.
- Participation in the group’s administration and teaching activities.
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Theology, Religious Studies & Ethics – Doctoral Positions (SSH Call 2026)
- Prepare a highly original and internationally competitive PhD thesis in your designated field.
- Publish in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals and present your research at international conferences.
- Design and teach university courses and supervise students according to the requirements specified in the collective agreement for predoctoral researchers.
- Complete the public presentation of your PhD thesis within one year of your contract starting date.
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Your Tasks
- Performing research along the research lines of the group
- Writing and submitting scientific articles summarizing your findings
- Supporting the group leader in writing project proposals
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Social Sciences, Education & Social Research – Doctoral Positions (SSH Call 2026)
- Prepare a highly original and internationally competitive PhD thesis in your designated field.
- Publish in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals and present your research at international conferences.
- Design and teach university courses and supervise students according to the requirements specified in the collective agreement for predoctoral researchers.
- Complete the public presentation of your PhD thesis within one year of your contract starting date.
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Your personal sphere of influence:
- Your main task is to complete and to submit your dissertation.
- You meet and consult with your supervisor(s) on a regular basis in order to priorities your tasks and get the necessary support to complete your dissertation successfully in time.
- You participate in your department's and the Doctoral School activities and workshops.
- You participate in conferences and publish research results in peer-reviewed journals.
- You actively seek support (workshops, training, coaching etc.) if necessary.
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Your personal sphere of influence:
- Recording and sampling of archaeological material for scientific analysis (proteomics, ancient DNA, radiocarbon) from archaeological sites;
- Performing scientific analyses such as ZooMS and dating
- Traveling to the field, liaising with field-based teams of researchers in several different countries in Africa where the research will be based;
- Collaborating with colleagues in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology on a range of applied projects incorporating aspects of archaeological science, proteomics, genetics and dating;
- Writing and preparing scientific reports and journal articles and present conference papers and posters;
- Representing the group at external meetings/seminars, either with other members of the group or alone
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Your personal sphere of influence:
- Developing and strengthening your independent research profile
- High-quality research, international presentation and publication activity
- Collaborating on research studies with a dynamic team of demographic experts
- Participate in the doctoral programme of the VIDSS, complete 30 ECTS through course attendance and external activities (see detail here: https://vds-sosci.univie.ac.at/doctoral-programme/)
- You hold courses independently within the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement
- Involvement in the department’s administration, in research dissemination and in scientific and teaching activities.
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Your personal sphere of influence:
- Writing a dissertation / we expect from the successful candidate the dissertation agreement within 12 months
- Involvement in international co-operations
- Support with third-party funded projects
- Independent teaching (starting in the 2nd year) based on the collective bargaining agreement
- Support in student supervision and examination activities
- Participation in evaluation activities and in quality assurance
- Integration into the research group and participation in administrative duties
- Review of previous literature and the relevant theoretical background
- Analysis of existing/secondary survey dataset(s)
- Development of new survey and collection of original survey data
- Development and implementation of experimental studies
- Writing and contributing to scientific papers for peer review
- Presentation of findings at national and international conferences
- Travel to field sites (as part of a disaster task force)
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Cognition, Behaviour & Environmental Sciences – Doctoral Positions (SSH Call 2026)
- Prepare a highly original and internationally competitive PhD thesis in your designated field.
- Publish in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals and present your research at international conferences.
- Design and teach university courses and supervise students according to the requirements specified in the collective agreement for predoctoral researchers.
- Complete the public presentation of your PhD thesis within one year of your contract starting date.
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Your personal sphere of play:
- You participate in international collaborations, research projects, and academic studies in the field of development sociology.
- You publish internationally and give presentations.
- You apply for projects and acquire external funding.
- You independently teach courses, including examinations, in the field of development sociology, in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement.
- You supervise students in teaching and their theses.
- You participate in evaluation measures and quality assurance.
- You assume administrative tasks in research, teaching, and at our department.
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History, Cultural Studies & Philology – Doctoral Positions (SSH Call 2026)
- Prepare a highly original and internationally competitive PhD thesis in your designated field.
- Publish in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals and present your research at international conferences.
- Design and teach university courses and supervise students according to the requirements specified in the collective agreement for predoctoral researchers.
- Complete the public presentation of your PhD thesis within one year of your contract starting date.
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About this position:
- Involvement in and finalizing of a research project as detailed in your doctoral thesis agreement
- Publications and presentations
- Involvement in project applications for third-party funding
- Teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement
- Supervision of trainees and students
- Meeting and consulting with your supervisor(s) on a regular basis in order to prioritize your tasks and get the necessary support to complete your dissertation successfully in time.
- Actively seeking support (workshops, training, coaching etc.) if necessary
- We expect you to make significant progress on your doctoral thesis through related milestones during the time of the short-term contract.
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About this position:
- Involvement in and finalizing of a research project as detailed in your doctoral thesis agreement
- Publications and presentations
- Involvement in project applications for third-party funding
- Teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement
- Supervision of trainees and students
- Meeting and consulting with your supervisor(s) on a regular basis in order to prioritize your tasks and get the necessary support to complete your dissertation successfully in time.
- Actively seeking support (workshops, training, coaching etc.) if necessary
- We expect you to make significant progress on your doctoral thesis through related milestones during the time of the short-term contract.
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Your personal sphere of play:
- You build up an independent research profile in the field of Macroeconomics.
- You are involved in research projects and scientific studies.
- You publish internationally and give lectures.
- You apply for projects and raise third-party funds.
- You hold courses independently within the scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement.
- You participate in examination activities.
- You participate in evaluation measures and in quality assurance.
- You take on administrative tasks in research, teaching and administration.
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Your personal sphere of play:
- You build up an independent research profile in the field of Experimental Economics.
- You are involved in research projects and scientific studies.
- You publish internationally and give lectures.
- You apply for projects and raise third-party funds.
- You hold courses independently within the scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement.
- You participate in examination activities.
- You participate in evaluation measures and in quality assurance.
- You take on administrative tasks in research, teaching and administration.
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Law, Legal Studies & Philosophy – Doctoral Positions (SSH Call 2026)
- Prepare a highly original and internationally competitive PhD thesis in your designated field.
- Publish in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals and present your research at international conferences.
- Design and teach university courses and supervise students according to the requirements specified in the collective agreement for predoctoral researchers.
- Complete the public presentation of your PhD thesis within one year of your contract starting date.
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Areas of work:
- Writing a dissertation
- Submitting a dissertation agreement (outline) within 12-18 months of project start
- Contribution to scientific studies and international publications
- Conference travel to present (PhD) research
- Travel to field studies (as part of the disaster task force)
- Involvement in international collaborations
- Support in acquiring third-party funded projects
- Involvement in / Independent teaching based on the collective bargaining agreement
- Support in Bachelor’s and Master’s student supervision and examination activities
- Participation in evaluation activities and in quality assurance
- Integration into the research group and participation in administrative duties
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Your personal sphere of play:
- Master’s degree in biology (or equivalent)
- Experience in the fields of plant ecology and biodiversity science
- Experience in field botany and knowledge of plant identification
- Experience in statistical methods and programming (preferably R)
- Experience and interest in the work with large-scale ecological and environmental data sets
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English (and preferably German)
- Ability and willingness to work in teams
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Your personal sphere of play:
As a University Assistant you will complement the research at Chair of South-Eastern European History.The postdoc position will be for a maximum of four years, the preferred starting date would be April 1, 2026.
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Your personal sphere of play:
- Advancing understanding of the “Improving the quality of Translation/Revision/PEMT output by using automatic speech tools and LLMs” and “Cognitive investigations of Translation/Revision/PEMT practices” research themes of the ZTW HAITrans research group.
- Building the HAITrans internal capacity for conducting data-driven research of Neural Machine Translation/Large Language Models/Speech technologies and practices. Designing, performing and analysing eye-tracking experiments. Providing scientific and technical support to group members.
- Strengthening an independent research profile.
- Publishing in high-ranked journals/conference proceedings.
- Being responsible for submitting project applications and acquiring third-party funding.
- Being responsible for engaging with the community of professional translators.
- Independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement.
- Participation in evaluation measures and quality assurance.
- Taking the lead in the organisation of meetings, conferences, symposiums.
- Involvement in the department administration, as well as in teaching and research administration.
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Ihre Aufgaben:
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Durchführung und Begleitung der Instrumente und Prozesse des Qualitätsmanagementsystems, insbesondere von (internen und externen) Berichten, Evaluationen und internen Befragungen -
Begleitung von Projekten und Akkreditierungsverfahren im In- und Ausland, insbesondere formale Prüfung von ordentlichen Studiengängen und Universitätslehrgängen -
Aufbereitung und Analyse universitärer Datensätze und Begleitung der Datenpflege im Campus Management-System und im Forschungsmanagementsystem -
Weiterentwicklung bestehender Instrumente des Berichtswesens, insbesondere des Qualitätsmanagements im Bereich Studium und Lehre -
Schulung und Beratung von Kolleg*innen der Fakultäten und zentralen Organisationseinheiten zu Qualitätsmanagement -
Fortbildung bezüglich hochschulischen Qualitätsmanagements -
Ablage und Dokumentation von Prozessen und Verfahren -
Mitwirkung in universitären Gremien und nationale und internationale Vernetzung im hochschulischen QM-Kontext nach Absprache
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Your personal sphere of play:
- Develop a distinct profile within the field of environmental and climate mobilities, establish yourself as an expert and build a foundation for a long-term academic career.
- Actively collaborate in ongoing research, networking, teaching and dissemination activities within the working group (e.g., ECM Network, Climate Mobilities Knowledge Hub).
- Engage in international publishing and present research findings at academic conferences to enhance visibility and impact within the field.
- Independently acquire third-party funding (e.g., ERC, FWF) to support ambitious research projects
- Conduct independent and collaborative empirical research in the field of environmental and climate mobilities, driving innovative contributions to the field.
- Supervise students on Bachelor, Master and PhD level and independently teach courses as outlined in the collective agreement, mentoring the next generation of researchers and leaders in environmental and climate mobilities studies.
- Play an active role in university academic self-administration, contributing to strategic decisions and ensuring smooth operations.
- Be part of an international and diverse research team committed to advancing socially impactful research in environmental and climate mobilities.
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Ihr zukünftiger Arbeitsplatz:
- Entwicklung und Stärkung eines eigenständigen Forschungsprofils
- Mitwirkung in Forschungsprojekten
- Verantwortung für Projektanträge und die Einwerbung von Drittmitteln
- Organisation von Vorträgen und Teilnahme an Seminaren und Veranstaltungen
- Internationale Publikationen und Vorträge
- Lehrverpflichtungen gemäß kollektivvertraglicher Bestimmungen
- Betreuung von Studierenden
- Mitwirkung in der Instituts-, Lehr- und Forschungsadministration
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Your Tasks
- PhD in a field related to animal cognition.
- Prior experience working and publishing both bioacoustic and animal behaviour/cognition research.
- Prior experience training animals in a lab setting would be ideal.
- Comfortable handling animals. Prior experience, especially with small birds, would be ideal.
- Strong written and oral English.
- The candidate should be able to integrate into a multi-disciplinary research team.
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Your personal sphere of influence:
- Your main task is to complete and to submit your dissertation in the area of marketing, behavioral decision making and artificial intelligence.
- You meet and consult with your supervisor(s) on a regular basis in order to prioritise your tasks and get the necessary support to complete your dissertation successfully in time.
- You participate in your department's and the Doctoral School activities and workshops.
- You teach Bachelor-level courses in marketing.
- You participate in conferences and publish research results in relevant peer-reviewed journals in marketing and related areas.
- You actively seek support (workshops, training, coaching etc.) if necessary.
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Your personal sphere of play:
- You build up an independent research profile in the field of Applied Microeconomics (eg digital economics, environmental economics, industrial organization, labor economics).
- You are involved in research projects and scientific studies.
- You publish internationally and give lectures.
- You apply for projects and raise third-party funds.
- You hold courses independently within the scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement.
- You participate in examination activities.
- You participate in evaluation measures and in quality assurance.
- You take on administrative tasks in research, teaching and administration.
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Your Tasks
- a completed Master in Demography, Geography, Social Sciences, or other relevant fields
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in German and English
- Excellent quantitative and analytical skills, excellent programming skills in R or similar packages
- Ability to work independently and to collaborate with a broader research team
- Solid knowledge of demographic methods
- Experience with demographic data
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Ihr persönliches Arbeitsumfelt:
- Entwickeln Sie ein eigenständiges Profil im Bereich Umwelt- und Klimamobilitäten, etablieren Sie sich als Expert*in und legen Sie den Grundstein für eine langfristige akademische Karriere.
- Arbeiten Sie aktiv mit an laufenden Forschungs-, Netzwerk-, Lehr- und Vermittlungsaktivitäten innerhalb der Arbeitsgruppe (z. B. ECM-Netzwerk, Climate Mobilities Knowledge Hub).
- Publizieren Sie international und präsentieren Sie Forschungsergebnisse auf wissenschaftlichen Konferenzen, um die Sichtbarkeit und Wirkung im Fachbereich zu erhöhen.
- Werben Sie eigenständig Drittmittel ein (z. B. ERC, FWF), um ambitionierte Forschungsprojekte zu unterstützen.
- Führen Sie unabhängige und kooperative empirische Forschung im Bereich Umwelt- und Klimamobilitäten durch und leisten Sie innovative Beiträge zum Fachgebiet.
- Betreuen Sie Studierende auf Bachelor-, Master- und Doktoratsebene und lehren Sie eigenständig Kurse gemäß dem Kollektivvertrag, um die nächste Generation von Forschenden und Führungskräften im Bereich Umwelt- und Klimamobilitätsstudien zu fördern.
- Übernehmen Sie eine aktive Rolle in der universitären akademischen Selbstverwaltung, tragen Sie zu strategischen Entscheidungen bei und stellen Sie reibungslose Abläufe sicher.
- Werden Sie Teil eines internationalen und vielfältigen Forschungsteams, das sich der Förderung sozial wirksamer Forschung im Bereich Umwelt- und Klimamobilitäten verschrieben hat.
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Your personal sphere of play:
- You are involved in research projects of the research group.
- You collect and analyze data, and cooperate on scientific publications.
- You hold courses in Sport Psychology (teaching load: 2 SWS) and help with supervising student theses.
- You are involved in the lab’s dissemination activities.
- You take on administrative tasks in research, teaching, and administration.
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Your professional field of activity:
- Research:
o participation in research activities depending on the chosen project
o signing of a doctoral thesis agreement within 12 - 13 months
o becoming a member of the VSM and actively participating in its activities and its administration - International and Interdisciplinary Collabortion:
o willingness to participate in international and (depending on the project) interdisciplinary or applied research
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